My new Write On Three Novels Each Week process is working out well, though it doesn’t leave me a lot of time for reporting in here. I’ve passed the midpoint in the first draft of writing Dead Man’s Party (my How to Write a Novel class demo novel). Finishing my hour of writing this morning,… Continue reading Writing on 3 Novels Each Week: Dead Man’s Party Playlist
Category: How to Write a Novel
Becoming Piers Anthony: The Not-Impossible Dream of 3 Books A Year
A couple of things have changed in my life recently, one of which has been the writing of Dead Man’s Party, my demo novel for the writing class I’m currently building, How to Write a Novel. I’ve been dedicating one concentrated hour or so a week to the writing of the first draft (and a… Continue reading Becoming Piers Anthony: The Not-Impossible Dream of 3 Books A Year
Lost Words Found: I’m having a strange and disturbing morning…
I think in general we as human beings like to think we’re on top of things. That we have a pretty good bead on not just where we are, but where we’ve been, and where we’re going. I’m working on Lesson 16 of How to Write a Novel this morning, which is about voice and… Continue reading Lost Words Found: I’m having a strange and disturbing morning…
Last 6 hours of my HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL Early-Bird Sale
At the top of this (and every) page on the site, you’ll currently see a little timer. Today is the last day of my How to Write a Novel Early-Bird Launch, where the price is about 50% off my projected final price once the class is done. And as I write this, we’re down to… Continue reading Last 6 hours of my HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL Early-Bird Sale
The How to Write a Novel Lesson Sampler — Part Two
So as promised, here’s the second Lesson Sampler from my in-progress How to Write a Novel class. I’ll note that: Registration for the class closes tomorrow night at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, and that… This is the only time How to Write a Novel will be available for the Early-Bird price. When registration reopens sometime… Continue reading The How to Write a Novel Lesson Sampler — Part Two
The How to Write a Novel Lesson Sampler — Part One
Sometimes it’s tough to explain what a class is, how it works, why it isn’t like every other class out there. Sometimes (well, most times) it’s a lot easier to SHOW… So in this PART 1 demo of my How to Write a Novel class, I’ve taken the first 7 to 9 pages of each of… Continue reading The How to Write a Novel Lesson Sampler — Part One
The Titanic of Launches
Yesterday was EPIC… And by that I mean that it was the worst launch start I’ve ever been through. Better yet, the wreck was my fault. I had, you see, this wonderful idea. We would have a way for folks in the shop to buy gifts for other writers, and to send those gifts directly… Continue reading The Titanic of Launches
Live Workshop Today: Coming Up with a Story Idea Big Enough for a Novel
This has to be quick, because I still have to do my OWN worksheets before the show so I can discuss how I got the idea I got. Since I don’t yet HAVE the idea… you see the problem. Download your worksheets here: https://www.alonewithinvisiblepeople.com/downloads/#youtube1 The workshop is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etaIXTw7BbM Starts at 1:00 PM, I may open a… Continue reading Live Workshop Today: Coming Up with a Story Idea Big Enough for a Novel
How to Write A Novel: Launch Bug, & how we’re fixing it
A LOT of folks bought in the first hour. Far more than I expected. Stripe (our credit card processor) held up under the strain. PayPal single payment processing held up under the strain. Our PayPal subscriptions option, which got hit the heaviest, broke. Payments went through, but so many sub setups were hitting at the… Continue reading How to Write A Novel: Launch Bug, & how we’re fixing it
“How to Write A Novel” LIVE class Q&A on YouTube Live tomorrow
At 1:30 PM ET, Thursday. September 6th, I’m going to be taking questions on my upcoming How to Write a Novel class. If you’d like to download the lesson list and descriptions (35 lessons at the moment), you can do that from https://HowToWriteANovelClass.com If you want to show up tomorrow to hang out, ask questions,… Continue reading “How to Write A Novel” LIVE class Q&A on YouTube Live tomorrow
